image: Celebi received his PhD in computer science and engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington, United States. Celebi brings an extensive background in artificial intelligence and image processing, with experience in a wide range of subfields, including color space transformations, compression, enhancement, quality assessment, segmentation, feature extraction, classification, clustering, and content-based retrieval.
Credit: SPIE & M. Emre Celebi
BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA — 10 September 2026 — SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, announced that University of Central Arkansas Professor and Department of Computer Science and Engineering Chair M. Emre Celebi has been named the new editor-in-chief of the Journal of Electronic Imaging (JEI). His term begins 1 January 2027.
Celebi received his PhD in computer science and engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington, United States. Celebi brings an extensive background in artificial intelligence and image processing, with experience in a wide range of subfields, including color space transformations, compression, enhancement, quality assessment, segmentation, feature extraction, classification, clustering, and content-based retrieval. An SPIE Fellow, he previously served as an associate editor for both JEI and the Journal of Medical Imaging and guest edited special issues for JEI.
"The Journal of Electronic Imaging has a long, distinguished history spanning three and a half decades,” says Celebi. “I look forward to leading this journal and further enhancing its integrity, quality, scientific impact, and efficiency."
“The field of electronic imaging continues to evolve rapidly, creating new opportunities for innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration,” says Gwen Weerts, Director of Publishing Operations at SPIE. “Emre’s background in artificial intelligence, image processing, and academic publishing positions him well to lead JEI through this exciting period. We are delighted to have him as editor-in-chief and look forward to the fresh ideas and vision he will bring to the next chapter of the journal.”
"Emre brings an exceptional combination of technical expertise, editorial experience, and a deep understanding of the electronic imaging community to the leadership of JEI,” says Jonathan Phillips, Executive Director of the Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T), which co-publishes the journal with SPIE. “His appointment provides an exciting opportunity to strengthen the relationship between IS&T and SPIE. Our societies worked closely throughout the search and selection process, and we look forward to building on that collaboration through JEI and stronger connections with the research community participating in IS&T’s Electronic Imaging (EI) Symposium held in Silicon Valley of the US.”
JEI publishes papers that apply directly to or focus on electronic imaging technology. Research areas include AI algorithms, remote sensing, adaptive image processing, and quantum imaging, among others. The bi-monthly, peer-reviewed journal was established in 1992 and has published 5,096 papers to date.
Learn more about the Journal of Electronic Imaging on the SPIE Digital Library.
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Founded in 1947, the Society for Imaging Science and Technology is an international not-for-profit organization dedicated to expanding knowledge and expertise through conferences, webinars, short courses, and publications, and leads efforts to set international imaging standards as Secretariate of ISO TC 42. IS&T encompasses all aspects of imaging, from input (vision, sensors) through processing to output (display, hardcopy), with particular emphasis on advanced imaging technologies; color science; cultural heritage digitization; digital printing; and associated applications. imaging.org.
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